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Wall of Lucca

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After a long, but great drive from Zagreb, Croatia, we made it to Lucca, Italy. Lucca is the birthplace of Craig’s grandfather. Lucca has an ancient wall, (completed in the 13th century) that surrounds it’s historic center, like all cities of it’s time, but this is one of the best preserved in Europe.  In the 1800’s, the top of the wall was planted with trees and grass turning it into a huge park, it is a pleasant place to walk or ride a bike and it is the only wall in Europe where a car can drive all the way around the top of it. Lucca was founded by the Etruscans and became a Roman colony in 180 BC.

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Adriatic Sea

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We spent a little time in Rijeka, Croatia in 2016, and then we drove along the coast to Opatija, it was beautiful!

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Norway to Sweden

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Sweden

We passed some beautiful places as we drove from Oslo, Norway to Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2016.

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Sliding to Me

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Salt Lake City, Utah

It was so fun swimming with my grandson, this was the perfect place to see his excitement as I RELAXED with my feet up!

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Swimming to Me

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Salt Lake City, Utah

I went swimming with one of my grandsons and it was so fun as you can see by his cute face!  It was a great place to put my feet up and RELAX!

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Friend’s Home

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We had a delicious Italian meal at our friend’s home, it was yummy, and then it was time to RELAX and ENJOY!  Notice my poor left big toe, the toe nail.  That is what happens when someone steps on your toe, you can lose your toe nail.  I might have to touch it up in photoshop!   :^)

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Betta Fish

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We had a delicious dinner at my sisters and I had fun taking photos of their fish, a Betta Fish or Japanese Fighting Fish.  This is Sharkbait-ooh-ha-ha, yes that is his name!

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Granddaughter’s Tea Party

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We had so much fun at our granddaughter’s birthday Tea Party!  Then when she went to drink her ‘tea’ her cup was nearly as big as she was!  ENJOYING LIFE!!

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Tea Party

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We went to our granddaughter’s birthday party and it was so fun, there were all these little 9 year old girls there for a TEA PARTY.  They were so cute, as they held up their saucer, the cup and their pinky fingers in the air as they drank their tea (herbal tea or hot chocolate)!  ENJOYING LIFE!

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Straight On

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The Salt Lake Temple was built by Mormon Pioneers and it took them 40 years to build.  It was announced on July 28, 1847 and dedicated on April 6, 1893.  The pioneers gave so much to build this Temple to their God.  On the outside of the Salt Lake Temple is a gold plaque that says; ‘Holiness to the LORD The House of the LORD’.

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Angel Moroni

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Salt Lake City, Utah

The Angel Moroni sits on the highest spire of the Salt Lake Temple and is atop most Temples throughout the world.  He is remembered for instructing and guiding the Prophet Joseph Smith to the Gold Plates, which Joseph was then able to translate into what we know today as The Book of Mormon.  As a mortal man, Moroni was the last author in The Book of Mormon and his father was Mormon.

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The Salt Lake Temple

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Today we went to a friend’s sealing in the Salt Lake Temple.  She and her husband are here from Switzerland and Giulia asked me to take photos of her and Pio at the Temple and at the dinner that evening. I usually don’t do wedding photos, but being they are here for only a week, I decided to do it for them.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day, so before I went into the Temple I walked around it and took some photos of the Temple and the billowing clouds above it.

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Countryside

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I love the countryside of Italy.  We had a wonderful drive thru them 2016!

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Following

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Enterprise, Utah

Enterprise is a quaint town in Southern Utah.  We drove thru it and there we saw some cows following each other.

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Peaks with Snow

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As we drove thru Zion National Park, everywhere we looked it was gorgeous!  Peaks popped up with snow on them, then others would take their place, it was a wonderful day!

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Court of the Patriarchs

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Our drive thru Zion National Park was beautiful, the gorgeous blue sky, the snow touched red rock and the majestic mountains were awe inspiring!  Here at the Court of the Patriarchs we were surrounded by these unique rocky mountains.

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He Saw Me

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As we drove thru Zion National Park we saw a few deer, so I took this photo of this beautiful deer looking for food in the snow, then he looked up and saw me!

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Pine Trees

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There had been a snow storm the week before we went to Zion National Park, now the snow was sitting below or on the pine trees, such a pretty contrast!

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Sun, Tree, Reflection

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Zion National Park, Utah

We took a wonderful drive thru part of Zion National Park.  I LOVED this tree, there by itself with the red rocks behind.  Zion National Park is a beautiful park to drive thru, each turn is a new vista.

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Snow Covered Red Rock

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I have been to Zion National Park many times but never in the winter.  This time it was so beautiful with the contrasting white snow and red rock!

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